I think Orson Welles can be easily typed as SEI also from his many video interviews. Yet one of his early movies, The Magnificent Andersons, was anything but feel-good, in fact, it's rather depressing.
As an ILI, Kubrick would easily shift between and , preferring overall.
Doesn't Bionicgoat also emphasize in his imagery?
I think it's your concept of what a "typical SEI" is that needs revising.